Flash :: Flash 6 And GetNextHighestDepth

GetNextHighestDepth()
Code:
//_quality = "LOW";

import flash.filters.BlurFilter;
import mx.transitions.Tween;
import mx.transitions.easing.None;

//define number of layer.
var layer = 20;
//number of items in a layer
var items = 4;
//create the bg that holds the layers
this.createEmptyMovieClip("bgHolder", this.getNextHighestDepth());
//this function will update the layers current position
function updateMovies() {
//easingStrenth
d = 5;
this.x = _root._xmouse;
this.y = _root._ymouse;
//get the linear relation fo x.
var coef = (Stage.width-this._width)/Stage.width;
//update x with easing.
this._x -= (this._x-coef*this.x)/d;
//get the linear relation fo y.
coef = (Stage.height-this._height)/Stage.height;
//update y with easing.
this._y -= (this._y-coef*this.y)/d;
}
//init function for the layers
function init() {
for (i=0; i<layer; i++) {
//create a layer
var temp = this.bgHolder.createEmptyMovieClip("bg"+i, this.bgHolder.getNextHighestDepth());
depth = temp.getNextHighestDepth();
//create a virtual bag for the layer to define it height and width.
virtual_mc = temp.attachMovie("virtual", "vitrual"+depth, depth, {_visible:false, _width:(i)*Stage.width/4, _height:(i)*Stage.height/4});
//put the items into the layer
for (j=0; j<items; j++) {

for(a=1;a<=8;a++){
theHigh = _root["float"+a];
theHigh.thisNum = a ;

depth = temp.getNextHighestDepth();

//attach an item
var theHigh = temp.attachMovie("float"+a, "float"+depth, depth);
//position it randomly in the current layer
theHigh._x = Math.random()*(i+2)*Stage.width;
theHigh._y = Math.random()*(i+2)*Stage.height;
theHigh._rotation = Math.random()*Stage.height;
//scale it randomly
rand = Math.random();
theHigh._xscale *= .5+rand;
theHigh._yscale *= .5+rand;
//put is opacity randomly
//theHigh._alpha = random(80)+50;
//blur
var blur:BlurFilter = new BlurFilter(1*Math.random(), 1*Math.random(), 1*Math.random());
for (var b:Number=0; ++b<=6; ) theHigh.filters = [blur];
}
//each layer share the same updating function.
temp.onEnterFrame = this.updateMovies;
}
}
}
init();
I am having problems to place on the highest level the cursor which was created for my mouse.

Looking to the code I can image why this is happening. The code is creating and duplicating layers of MCs, placing it over (in a highest level) the previous one.

Code:
onClipEvent (load){
Mouse.hide();
}
onClipEvent (mouseMove) {
setProperty (this, _x, _root._xmouse);
setProperty (this, _y, _root._ymouse);

this.getNextHighestDepth()

updateAfterEvent(mouseMove);
}
For the cursor I have this code.

Even placing this.getNextHighestDepth() the cursor will be under the duplicated layers.

How can I control the level of these duplicated layers and place any MC over it? Ahh, and reminding that I need to keep the loop.

Cheers,
Diego

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Okay, I posted this problem a while ago, but thought I had a solution. It works sometimes, but not all the time. I have made a drawing application, and whatever you draw is drawn using getnextHighestDepth, so its always on top. Now, I am using custom cursors I made, and when you draw a shape, the cursor goes behind whatever you draw. So this is what I tried:

_root.createEmptyMovieClip("Cursor", getNextHighestDepth());
_root["Cursor"].swapDepths(_root["paintBrushCursor"]);
removeMovieClip(_root["Cursor"]);

Now, this kind of works, sometimes. What I was hoping it would do is create an empty movie clip after the shape has been created, then swap the cursor with the cursor (which should be at the highest depth), so it would be on top, then delete that movieclip. So the next time they make something, it makes another empty movie clip to swap, thn deletes it as well. What happens you make a shape, and the cursor stays behind, but you make another and it appears on top, then you make another and it appears behind again, etc. Any idea how I'd make this work, so the cursor always stays at the highest depth?

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I have a thumbnail gallery that is called in with xml- On stage is a movieClip that covers the entire thumbnail area with the alpha set to 0. what I'm trying to do is onRelease- have that mc brought to the front and it's alpha state tween to 100- i've not much experience using 'getNextHighestDepth' so I'm assuming something is wrong here... if anyone can help I'd really appreciate it!
Thanks!

Attach Code

target_mc.onRelease = function() {
stageFade_mc.getNextHighestDepth();
TweenLite.to(stageFade_mc, 3, {_alpha:100});
loadMovieNum(view[p], 5);
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Hello,

I am having a small problem with the getNextHighestDepth function. I have multiple movie clips on stage (a deck of cards). Clicking on any movie clip will start dragging it, and bring it to the top of the pile. Problem is, I can click a card near the bottom of the deck, it will come to the top fine, but other mc's will also come forward in front of others in the pile. Why does this happen?

Here's my code for a couple of the cards...

Attach Code

cardFilingCabinet_mc.onPress = function() {
cardFilingCabinet_mc.swapDepths(this.getNextHighestDepth());
startDrag(this);
};

cardFilingCabinet_mc.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
};

cardAccountant_mc.onPress = function() {
cardAccountant_mc.swapDepths(this.getNextHighestDepth());
startDrag(this);
};

cardAccountant_mc.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
};

cardArchitect_mc.onPress = function() {
cardArchitect_mc.swapDepths(this.getNextHighestDepth());
startDrag(this);
};

cardArchitect_mc.onRelease = function() {
stopDrag();
};

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Hello,

I need some guidance on getting getNextHighestDepth to work for my file. I have a deck of cards that I want the user to be able to flip through. When the user clicks on a card, it flips over. I have tried using
myCard.onRelease=function(){
this.getNextHighestDepth();
}

I'm wondering if I need to dynamically place instances of myCard onto the stage to get this to work, or if all my cards can be placed on the same layer on the main timeline, and they can be controlled from there.

Here are my swf and fla files.

Any help greatly appreciated. If you look at the files, you will see that they are somewhat complex with the way they are set up to animate properly. This, I think, is what's confusing me when it comes to writing my code so that it affects the proper place.

Cheers,

P

Edited: 01/22/2008 at 08:50:59 AM by Mister Peanut

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Hi there ... I want to createEmptyMovieClip in the next free level, I remember it was something with getNextHighestDepth?

How do I actually do this ?

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Here is some simple code I am using to try to put two yellow blocks on the screen. I can't seem to get the getNextHighestDepth function to work. What am I doing wrong here? I have tried using this.getNextHighestDepth() and _root.getNextHighestDepth(); If I use the blocks number which increments, both show up so they are on different depths, but I'd like to use the automatic number.
How do I use this function?

Code:
Block = function(shape,x,y){
this.shape = shape;
this.clip = _root.attachMovie(shape, "block_"+_root.blocks, this.getNextHighestDepth());
this.clip._x = x;
this.clip._y = y;
_root.blocks++;
trace(this.clip);
trace(this.clip._depth);
};
blocks = 1;
b = new Block("block",0,0);
b = new Block("block",35,0);
Output:
_level0.block_1
undefined
_level0.block_2
undefined

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Hello,

I have an addChild(mc) and an addChild(bitmap), what happens is that the bitmap stays above the movieClip, hiding it. What can I do to solve the problem?

I can't find the solution.

Thanks in advance.

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Hi

I followed the XML drop down tutorial and managed to get the system working fine, however when I have applied this method to my own project I have found a problem.

The original tutorial uses a depth of 0 when creating the menu item:

var curr_menu = container.createEmptyMovieClip(name, depth);

This means the menu items were being placed under another movieclip which is being created programmatically.

My solution was to replace the original depth with getNextHighestDepth:
var curr_menu = container.createEmptyMovieClip(name, this.getNextHighestDepth());

This appeared to work fine,the menu now appeareed above the other movieclip, until I realised the menu rollovers wouldn't work after loading the menu a number of times (I load the menu onRelease of a button).

Any help would be much appreciated.

Scott

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Hi
I am dynamically loading images from a database..three different rows for three different queries.. i can see all the images load but then a couple will dissapear becuase they are in line with images on a different row... to make more sense ive created a mock up version with a couple of images and text file as the dynamic part..

it can be download @
http://www.geocities.com/mrsigma/FlashStore.zip

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I just trying to simply place two instances of the same movie clip (circle) onto my home section of the site and the getNextHighestDepth() is messing me up. When I use it, only the second instace (cirB) shows up. I thought this function was supposed to make sur nothing is on the same level? When I add a depth area to the function and then put 1 and 2 in each of the areas where I call the function, it works. But this is unnecessary hard coding.

code:

var r = _root;
w = Stage.width;
h = Stage.height;
var highestDepth = 0;
Stage.scaleMode = "showAll";
var ballFade = true;
var swigleFade = true;
dep = _root.getNextHighestDepth();
//-------------------------------
r.createEmptyMovieClip("home", getNextHighestDepth());
//--------

function fadeCircle(originalitem,newitem,xpos,ypos,opacity)
{
home.attachMovie(originalitem,newitem, dep);
home[newitem]._x = xpos;
home[newitem]._y = ypos;
//home[newitem]._alpha = 0;
//if (home[newitem]._alpha <= 100)
//{home[newitem]._alpha += opacity
//}
}//end function

//--------------------------------------------------
home.onEnterFrame = function()
{ var cirGap = 40;
if (ballFade == true)
{
fadeCircle ("circle","cirA", 150, 250, 10);
fadeCircle ("circle","cirB", 20, 50, 10);
}// end if
}// end on enter frame

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As seen here: http://www.bllets.dk/ots/flash/index.swf i have 12 pictures, which will enlarge when the mouse rolls over them, and shrink when the mouse is away agian. And is above the others when the mouse is over..
The code for the buttons are:

Code:
reklame_btn.stop()
reklame_btn.onRollOver = function(){
this.swapDepths(getNextHighestDepth());
reklame_btn.play(1)
}
reklame_btn.onRollOut = function(){
reklame_btn.gotoAndStop(1)
}

And it works fine.... except, i have now added:

Code:
reklame_btn.onRelease = function(){
// Create window.
import mx.styles.CSSStyleDeclaration
import mx.managers.PopUpManager
import mx.containers.Window

var my_win:MovieClip = PopUpManager.createPopUp(this, Window, true, {closeButton:true, titleStyleDeclaration:"TitleStyles",contentPath:"flash/opg1/BienAlbert.swf"});

// Set window attributes.
my_win.title = "Bien Albert - Tweening";
my_win.setSize(800, 600);
my_win.move(0, 0);

// Create listener object.
var winListener:Object = new Object();
winListener.click = function(evt_obj:Object) {
trace("closing window");
evt_obj.target.deletePopUp();
};
// Add listener.
my_win.addEventListener("click", winListener);

};

To create a window with the SWF file which belongs to each picture/button. But since i use getNextHighestDepth on the pictures, the are over the window when it opens.

I have tried to do some works around, but most end up doing nothing at all... Others make the pictures not get higher then the ones around...

So anyone know a work around ?

fla file: http://www.bllets.dk/ots/flash/index.fla

Edit: Using AS 2.0 and Macromedia Flash 8

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Hi, I'm making a quiz with a drag and drop questions. I had used the getNextHighestDepth and know it leaves the last mc on the stage on the next frame. Anyway of voiding the "this.swapDepths(this.getNextHighestDepth());" when it moves to the next frame?

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I have a movie into which I am loading five other movies. The movies are loading in exactly the same location but I want to make the most recently loaded movie show on the top level every time.

For example, if I press the "designingbutton" I want the "Quest Wall Animation.swf" to load on the top level.
If I then press the "specifyingbutton" I want the "Directions Wall Animation.swf" to load OVER the "Quest Wall Animation.swf".
If I then press the "designingbutton" a second time I want the "Quest Wall Animation.swf" to reload into a level above, or on top of, the level into which the Quest Wall Animation.swf" was loaded.

I know very little about ActionScripting but here is what I have thus far:

this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder_mc", getNextHighestDepth());
this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder_mc2", getNextHighestDepth());
this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder_mc3", getNextHighestDepth());
this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder_mc4", getNextHighestDepth());
this.createEmptyMovieClip("holder_mc5", getNextHighestDepth());

menumovie.designingbutton.onPress=function(){
holder_mc.loadMovie("Quest Wall Animation.swf");}

menumovie.specifyingbutton.onPress=function(){
holder_mc2.loadMovie("Directions Wall Animation.swf");}

menumovie.installingbutton.onPress=function(){
holder_mc3.loadMovie("Tonga Wall Animation.swf");}

menumovie.ownershipbutton.onPress=function(){
holder_mc4.loadMovie("Spin Wall Animation.swf");}

menumovie.mediabutton.onPress=function(){
holder_mc5.loadMovie("Silhouette Wall Animation.swf");}

I am creating empty movie clips for each movie and then (supposedly) asking it to bring that empty movie clip, with the loading movie) to the top level.

When I press the buttons the script loads the movies as it is supposed to but it does not bring the most recently loaded movie to the top level.

Can someone help me figure out what I am doing wrong?

I know to some guru out there this will be easy but to a novice like me it's confusing.

Thanks, in advance, for your assistance.

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Hi I'm trying to get my eternal swf onto the top level of my movie, at the moment I'm scratching my head. This is what I've come up with so far:

Code:
mcEmpty07.onRelease=function(){
mcEmpty07.swapDepths(_root.getNextHighestDepth());
}
Not thrilled on using an onRelease function would I be able to use something like this instead:

Code:
var vWhoAmI:Boolean = false
onEnterFrame = function() {
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And on the 2nd frame of the animation place
Code:
vWhoAmI = true
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Hi All
I have a a for loop in a for loop building a grid. the first for loop gets the row the second builds the cells in the row. really pretty simple. but the problem I am having is a levels one. when I try to use getNextHighestDepth() to set the level of each new text field (cell in my grid) it over rides the previous. Its like getNextHighestDepth() is not working. when I trace(getNextHighestDepth()) it gives the same depth for each iteration of the loop what is am I doing wrong.

ActionScript Code:
var xPos:Number = 85;

for (var i = 0; i < capsXML.firstChild.childNodes.length; i++) {
this.gridContainer.createTextField ("rName" + i,1002 + i,xPos,0,65,20);
this.gridContainer["rName" + i].text = capsXML.firstChild.childNodes[i].attributes.dName;
this.gridContainer["rName" + i].setTextFormat (labelFmt);

var yPosSub:Number = 20;
trace("--------------")
for (var q = 0; q < capsXML.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes.length; q++) {
//trace (capsXML.firstChild.childNodes[0].childNodes[q].lastChild);
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this.gridContainer.createTextField (i+ "xAtt" + q ,this.getNextHighestDepth()+1,xPos,yPosSub,65,20);
this.gridContainer[i+ "xAtt" + q].text = capsXML.firstChild.childNodes[i].childNodes[q].lastChild;
this.gridContainer[i+ "xAtt" + q].border = true
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yPosSub += 20;
}
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i have two movies, each with a movieclip on the _root level and this line of actionscript on the main timeline:

trace (clipName.getNextHighestDepth());

the only problem is, in one movie the trace returns '0' (as i expected), but in the other it returns 'undefined' - which is strange, because as far as i can tell, the movies are identical in all but the actual names of the clips (and the shapes they contain, but that shouldn't make a difference).

i've uploaded the two movies in case anyone wants to take a look. i'm sure i'm overlooking something really simple but i can't see why one getNextHighestDepth() returns 'undefined'.

test1.fla
test2.fla

thanks in advance

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Hello everyone...

Can someone explain to me the difference between those two... I have a problem where i'm sending data to the screen and i need to refresh twice to get the data to display... i was thinking it has to be a depth problem here as when i comment this out it works fine

Code:
textContainerMovieClip.createClassObject(mx.controls.ComboBox, "courseLanguageInput", textContainerMovieClip.getNextHighestDepth());
textContainerMovieClip.courseLanguageInput._lockroot = true;
textContainerMovieClip.courseLanguageInput.move(200, yPosition);
textContainerMovieClip.courseLanguageInput.setSize(100, 22);
textContainerMovieClip.courseLanguageInput.dataProvider = [{label:"English", data:"eng"}, {label:"French", data:"frn"}, {label:"Spanish", data:"sp"}, {label:"Portuguese", data:"prt"}, {label:"Japanese", data:"jpn"}];
textContainerMovieClip.courseLanguageInput.selectedIndex = returnLanguageCode(manifestOptions.courseLanguage);
var courseLanguageInputListener:Object = new Object();
courseLanguageInputListener.change = function(evt_obj:Object) {
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I have a problem.
I have created 14 movie clip buttons. Each button has a roll over effect when you mouse over. When you mouse over there is a graphic that gets bigger and then gets smaller when you roll out. The problem is each movie is on it's own layer and when I roll over a movie, one will zoom under a movie and hide the image and if I put the movie on top of that movie's layer it'll cause the same problem for a diffrent one so on and so forth.

I've tried placing this code one the first frame where the clips reside

movieclip.getNextHighestDepth()

and this one too

movieclip.swapDepths(_root.getNextHighestDepth());

but it doesn't always work. How can I get the clips to zoom on top of each other as you mouse over each individual one?

Edited: 02/18/2007 at 10:03:00 AM by Asesino

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Hey guys,

Working on a Flip Book development, and after nailing the zoom / pan feature, then the double page, front & back animation feature (coded separately) I ran into a bump. My zoom feature will only rescale any objects that do not have the getNextHighestDepth property (All objects are on the same layer, inside the same movieclip).

I have used getNextHighestDepth() for the pages, so I'm assuming the problem lies here (I have tested stationary pages in the same layer and they zoom / pan fine)

P.S the movement by 660 pixel pulls the drag button back on stage (both sections work perfectly, when they aren't together)

Any help hugely appreciated.

TIA,

Peter McConnell

CODE AS FOLLOWS:

Attach Code

//on the content area mc:
onClipEvent(load){
bounds = {L:-340, R:0, T:-200, B:0}
_global.dragstate = "off";
}

onClipEvent(mouseMove){
if(_global.dragstate=="on"){
if (dragging){
center._x = Math.min(Math.max(_xmouse - offset[0],bounds.L),bounds.R)
center._y = Math.min(Math.max(_ymouse - offset[1],bounds.T),bounds.B)
updateAfterEvent();
}
}
}
//initiate scale function:
onClipEvent(load){
function SetScale(num){
_root.scale = _root.map._xscale = _root.map._yscale = 100 * num;
}
SetScale(1);
}
//zoom in:
on(rollOut){
this.button_overlay_mc.gotoAndStop(1);
}
on(release){
SetScale(2);
this.gotoAndStop(2);
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_global.dragstate="on";
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I have a flash movie with some buttons that load swf's into the movie. Here is the code I have attached to the buttons:

on(press){
var container:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("weddingClip", this.getNextHighestDepth());
weddingClip.loadMovie("wedding.swf");
}

This actually works fine the first time. The problem is that if I press button 1 and it loads the appropriate swf, then I press button 2 and it loads it's appropriate swf, if I decide to go back to 1, it won't come up because it is loaded below #2. I would think it would still come up in depth.

Here is the link to the site for demonstration purposes:

test site

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Hello,

Some months ago, I started a project involving clicking on a card, and having in flip over. I've finally solved the animation end of this project, but I have been stuck quite some time on putting multiple cards into a deck, pressing on the top card, having it flip to the side, and clicking on the next card, and so on.... I want each card to go to the top of the deck when pressed, and flip over. Here is a link to my file; please look at it as there are some nested animations that are absolutely necessary for the animation to look realistic:

Card Flip

Each card is a movie clip contained within a movie clip. I use the following code to flip the card back and forth:

filingCabinet.flipFilingCabinet.onRelease=function(){
filingCabinet.gotoAndPlay(2);
filingCabinet.flipFilingCabinet.gotoAndPlay(2);
filingCabinet.getNextHighestDepth();

}

The problem I'm having is that the cards seem to go in any order when flipping them back and forth, whereas I need the card that is clicked on to be on top of the deck always. Not sure why my code does not work. Any help, is really, really appreciated. I have had others look at the code who know javascript, but this is a different ballgame, and my skills are not enough to figure out why this isn't a simple matter to solve. As I said, my skills are not so good, so an example with y code would help me out best in understanding why this doesn't work. Chances are, if you just tell me something like "use x method" I will have no idea how to implement it. Extra explanation is greatly appreciated as I have been trying to figure this out for weeks...

Cheers in advance

P

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hi i am in the middle of making a flash rpg and i am starting out with tiles i was using some code i found on here now i am stuck i think the code i have been using is for MX 2004 not MX which is what i have so i was wondering if there was a subsitute for the code

this.getNextHighestdepth()

if u want to know what the code fully is its the rpg programming under actionscript page 6

mvWdth = 320;
mvHght = 320;
tileWdth = 16;
tileHght = 16;
itemMap1 = [[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]];
function placeItems(map) {
_root.attachMovie("blank", "items", this.getNextHighestDepth());
var mapWdth = map[0].length;
var mapHght = map.length;
for (var i = 0; i<mapHght; i++) {
for (var j = 0; j<mapWdth; j++) {
switch (map[i][j]) {
case 1:
_root.items.attachMovie("ryu_mc", "ryu_mc", d++);
_root.items.ryu_mc._x = (_root.tileWdth* j);
_root.items.ryu_mc._y = (_root.tileHght* i);
}
}
}
}
placeItems(itemMap1);

mvWdth = 320;
mvHght = 320;
tileWdth = 16;
tileHght = 16;
tile0 = function () { };
tile0.prototype.pos = 1;
tile0.prototype.barrier = false;
tile1 = function () { };
tile1.prototype.pos = 2;
tile1.prototype.barrier = true;
tile2 = function () { };
tile2.prototype.pos = 3;
tile2.prototype.barrier = true;
map1 = [[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0],
[0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0]];
function MapMaker(map) {
_root.attachMovie("blank", "tiler", d++);
var mapWdth = map[0].length;
var mapHght = map.length;
for (var i = 0; i<mapHght; i++) {
for (var j = 0; j<mapWdth; j++) {
var name = "tile_"+j+"_"+i;
_root[name] = new _root["tile"+map[i][j]]();
_root.tiler.attachMovie("tileset1", name, i*100+j*2);
_root.tiler[name]._x = (j*_root.tileWdth);
_root.tiler[name]._y = (i*_root.tileHght);
_root.tiler[name].gotoAndStop(_root[name].pos);
}
}
}
MapMaker(map1);

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Im using Macromedia Flash MX not Macromedia Flash MX 2004 just so you know

well i shall be waiting thanks in advanced

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